Results 2,721-2,740 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan
- Telecommunications Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The intention is to replicate what is available in the rest of the country in these areas, in terms of speed and other conditionsââ
- Telecommunications Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: ââacross a range of service issues, as I understand it. I am reluctant because one cannot be precise in terms of contracts when one is in the middle of a tendering process.
- Telecommunications Services. (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: It is a competitive tendering process and the issue of tender documents is due on 28 April, as I said earlier at a committee meeting. I do not wish to be specific because I do not wish to restrict anything. In general, the principle is to have the same service as is available in the rest of the country. I must revert to Deputy Stanton in respect of the penetration issue in terms of mobile...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The programme for Government commits to the development of an Irish bio-fuels industry and to the sustainable development and deployment of indigenous bioenergy resources. In the context of our renewable energy ambitions we need to mobilise as yet untapped biomass resources, including the potential offered by marine algae or seaweed. Work is under way to determine what the marine...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy about the potential benefits in this area. We have a fundamental problem regarding energy in that we will never get anything as good as petrol. I saw an analysis recently which showed the return on energy investment. For exploration petroleum which is extracted and processed, there is a return of 20 units of energy for every single unit of energy put in. The...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: This is an international issue because all the main energy companies are now investing in what is called clean energy finance. Investment in this area has gone from about â¬24 billion in 2006 to roughly â¬110 billion last year, a massive growth. There is enormous interest where any research initiative is exhibited by international financial people to determine who gets the technology to...
- Written Answers — Internet Safety: Internet Safety (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The Internet lends itself to being used for a wide range of activities, both legal and illegal, and the protection of children from the potential of accessing harmful content is an issue of great concern. In this regard, I welcome the establishment by my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, of the Office of Internet Safety and the proposed Internet Safety Advisory...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the management, conservation, protection and development of inland fisheries stocks rests with the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards. A considerable proportion of fisheries boards' resources and personnel time is devoted to the protection of fish stocks. I am not aware of any recent increase in poaching and no such increase has been...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 122 together. The issue of carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged globally as a key dimension to the continued use of fossil fuels for electricity generation. Energy efficiency and renewables are, in the long term, the most sustainable solutions both for security of supply and climate change but EU and global emissions cannot be reduced to...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: Value for Money and Policy Reviews are carried out by Departments on Exchequer spending in the context of the Public Service Management Act 1997 and the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993. The objectives of a Value for Money and Policy Review are to analyse Exchequer spending in a systematic manner and to provide a basis on which informed decisions can be made. It is one...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The UK has a schedule to switch off analogue TV in different regions from 2008 to 2012 in favour of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). Analogue TV services in Wales, for instance, are expected to switch off in 2009. In the development of a switchover plan, the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is working closely with its UK counterpart to ensure the continued protection...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The Greener Homes Scheme has proved extremely popular since it was initially launched in March 2006. There have been over 24,000 applications received to date under the scheme. The scheme, which was designed to stimulate take-up of renewable technologies in the domestic sector, is succeeding well beyond the initial expectations. I am satisfied that the Greener Homes scheme has been...
- Written Answers — Fuel Prices: Fuel Prices (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 231 together. I have no function in relation to oil, diesel or petrol prices. The Irish oil industry is fully privatised, liberalised and deregulated. There is free entry into the market. Prices at the pump reflect global market price, transportation costs, Euro/Dollar fluctuations and other operating costs. The Competition Authority is a statutory...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: Section 28(2)(b) of the Broadcasting Act, 2001, mandates RTÃ to provide programmes of news and current affairs in the Irish and English languages, including programmes that provide coverage of proceedings in the Houses of the Oireachtas and the European Parliament. In addition section 45(4) of the Broadcasting Act 2001 mandates TG4 to provide programmes, primarily in the Irish language, of...
- Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The final report of the Fuel Poverty Action Research Project is scheduled for publication in mid 2008. There are currently no comprehensive up to date national statistics available on the number of people experiencing fuel poverty in Ireland. The EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions, which is carried out by the Central Statistics Office each year, measures the number of households that...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: I have no specific role in relation to any form of restructuring of Eircom. Eircom is a private company and is entitled to implement the corporate structure that best meets its needs provided that appropriate engagement takes place with the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), which is independent in the exercise of its functions, on any regulatory issues that might arise in a...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated, where appropriate, by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. The role of the Government is to formulate regulatory and infrastructure policies to facilitate the provision of high quality...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: I have regular discussions on an ongoing basis with my colleague the Minister for Transport. In addition there is regular contact between officials of both Departments. Topics of discussion have included a range of issues across the transport, energy and climate change spectrum as well as the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: My Department has prepared a Draft Policy Paper on Next Generation Broadband. The Paper reviews current communications infrastructure policy and analyses policy options in light of industry developments in relation to the optimum role for the Government in the planning and roll out of next generation broadband. In February of this year I convened a meeting of the expert International...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (23 Apr 2008)
Eamon Ryan: The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act, 2007 provides for the development of digital terrestrial television in Ireland. Under this Act, RTÃ is required to provide a digital terrestrial television system with capacity to carry RTÃ, TG4 and TV3. The legislation also requires the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) to seek commercial applicants who are interested in providing commercial...